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S15500 Stainless Steel vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

Both S15500 stainless steel and Type 2 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 16
2.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 890 to 1490
510 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590 to 1310
260 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
18 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 890 to 4460
170 to 2010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 53
17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 50
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 71.9 to 79.9
48.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
47 to 49
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030